Rural population as a share of total population reached 18.6% in 2021 in South Korea, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0% more than in the previous year.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in South Korea reached an all time high of 72.3% in 1960 and an all time low of 18.1% in 2010.
South Korea has been ranked 137th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population.
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